Thunderstick, featuring one time Iron Maiden and Samson drummer, Barry Graham Purkis, will be back touring the UK this year, commencing with a headline slot at the Wedfest Rocka 7 festival in Hitchin on Saturday 9th April, and to coincide with this appearance, the band consisting of Raven - lead vocal, Pete 'Panther' Pinto - guitar, Dave Butters - guitar and Rex - bass, will be releasing at www.thunderstick.co.uk the 'Singles EP' CD, including 'Go Sleep With The Enemy' (2020), the recent 'Torn n Twisted', a remix of 'Heartbeat in The Night' plus the brand new 'Snakebite', which is one of today's six of the best 'Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Leadfinger, Askvader, Weimar, Graveshadow and We Are Legend.

Asserting their own trademark blend of 70s and 80s inspired Classic and Hard Rock with catchy hooks, top-notch guitar solos and a vibrant aesthetic, Bomber today release their debut album, 'Nocturnal Creatures', via Napalm Records, and their third single, 'Fever Eyes', is today's Video Of The Day. With tours through Europe and a passionate following under their belts, it's time to don your bandanas, leather jackets and distressed jeans, because Heavy Metal is about to shine brighter than ever as these rising Swedish upstarts bring back the hottest era in Hard Rock history.

Originally broadcast on Tuesday on Ridge Radio, listen again to today's Simply Country Podcast Of The Day featuring Katy Hurt (pictured), Grand Prairie Band, Downtown Roundabout, Ariel Hutchins plus loads more.

Taken from their first album, 'This Is My War', released last year, that delivers eight intense tracks produced by Destrophy frontman and guitarist, Ari Mihalopoulos, Breed Of Aggression is a new Heavy Metal project founded by the dynamic American Midwest duo of Scott McClellan (guitar, bass, drums) and Susie Hoffman Beahm (vocals), whom have just released their second single, 'I Am The Enemy', which is one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Othered, BBF, Restive Nation, Kings Of Other Wings and Sator.

Fierce Atmospheres join today's latest Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day, to play and talk about their new release, 'The Speed Of Dreams', plus there's new releases from Burn the Cynic, Doubting Thompson, Cauchemar, Nicarus, The Mysterines, Ghost, Crown the Sinner, and some classics, by request, from Obituary, Machine Head, Sepultura, Fight, Eternal Champion, Season Of Arrows, Bathsheba, Fastway, Fister, Brutal Death Fuck, St. Madness and Metallica!

Currently touring their home country, French Metallers Stengah recently released their debut album, 'Soma Sema' via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group, and the fifth single to be released from the album, 'Swoon', all of whom have had a thematic link running through them, is today's lyric Video Of The Day. Founded by drummer Eliott Williame, the quintet has the sound, the smarts and the ambition to push heavy music ever further into the future. After years of steady evolution and meticulous attention to detail, the band - completed by bassist Benoit Creteur, lead guitarist Maxime Delassus, rhythm guitarist Alexis Dewasch and powerhouse frontman Nicolas Queste - have honed their sound to a state of cutting-edge perfection.

Lean back, relax and immerse yourself in the sonic forest of Urskog, as legendary Swedish Progressive Folk-Fusion-Rock band, Kaipa, not only return on Friday 29th April on InsideOutMusic with six new Hans Lundin compositions on their 14th studio album, 'Urskog', but also with a new drummer, Darby Todd, including a title track that takes you deep into the heart of the Swedish primeval forest, evoking images of old folklore with its Swedish lyrics, which is also one of today's six of the best 'Thursday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Allen's Hand, The Keplerians, Märvel, Aquilla and Uwe Lulis Project.

WRC award-winning Pete Feenstra has spent the last forty years listening to, writing about, talking about, and promoting Rock music, with a particular interest in the Blues, and Pete's latest Rock & Blues show is today's Podcast Of The Day, featuring Malone Sibun, Albert Castiglia, Dan Patlansky, Hurricane Ruth, Greg Koch, Elles Bailey, Fran McGillivray Band, Mick Pini/Audio 54, Adam Norsworthy, James Oliver Band, Blue Rumble, Deborah Bonham (pictured), Sugaray Rayford, Mike Zito, Dave Mason, Leadfinger, Jack J. Hutchinson, plus many more.

Morgan Wade has announced a second London headline show at The Garage on Monday 20th June, to kick off her first ever UK headline tour, due to phenomenal demand, after selling out her first London show instantly, and her tearaway single, 'Wilder Days', is today's Video Of The Day. Indeed, Morgan proved the hunger for her at the recent C2C Festival, where she performed songs from her critically acclaimed debut album, 'Reckless', to arena crowds in London, Glasgow and Dublin to a rapturous response, becoming an instant highlight of the festival. The coveted praise that precedes her is testament to not only her cross-genre appeal, but also to the most exciting new artist to break out of Country in recent times.

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day opens and closes with The Dave Kelly Band, ahead of their show at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon tonight, plus there's music from Larry McCray, Delbert McClinton, Elles Bailey (pictured), Doug MacLeod, Greig Taylor, Trainman Blues, J-Rad Cooley, Bonham-Bullick, David Lumsden, Hurricane Ruth, Sugaray Rayford and The Nighthawks.

Multi-platinum selling supergroup Asia, are to release 'Asia In Asia - Live At The Budokan, Tokyo, 1983', through BMG Records on Friday 10th June, featuring Geoff Downes (The Buggles and Yes, keyboards and backing vocals), Steve Howe (Yes, guitars and backing vocals) and Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake and Palmer, drums) with special guest Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer, bass and lead vocals), of which ‘Here Comes The Feeling’ is today's Video Of The Day. Asia visited Japan at the end of two years of touring to promote their phenomenally successful eponymous debut album (1982) and the follow-up 'Alpha' (1983), with Lake stepping in, at short notice, following the sudden departure of Asia’s founder member John Wetton ahead of the Japanese dates. The second of three shows, it made history as the first live broadcast between Japan and MTV in America, featuring some of Asia’s biggest and most memorable tracks including, 'Time Again', 'Only Time Will Tell', 'Sole Survivor', 'Wildest Dreams' and the global hit single 'Heat Of The Moment'.

Following last year's critically acclaimed studio album, 'Time Clocks', celebrated Blues-Rock guitarist and singer-songwriter, Joe Bonamassa, returns to the UK for a 5-date tour this April and May, including two nights at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London, of which Joe's latest single taken from the album, 'Mind's Eye', is one of today's 'Tuesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and forthcoming releases from Cabin Boy Jumped Ship, Mors Principium Est, Ecorse Creek Orchestra, Hanz Krypt and Fracture Mechanics.